Horror and Exploration of the Human Soul

Rating: Null/10 (23 October 2003)

A terrible virus affecting the mind and the body has spread like wildfire. The virus is pure rage, blocking out all other thoughts and affecting the movement and of the infected. In 20 days, it has managed to take over all of London, and destroy and hope for a goverment or police. That's putting it lightly. There is no one left, no gangs, no nothing really. 28 Days Laters, Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up in a deserted hospital. In a very impressive scene, he finds out all of London is deserted. He learns something bad happened. Soon after he is attacked by some infected, and is rescued by two other survivors (un-infected), Selena (Naomie Harris) and Mark (Noah Huntley). However, the plot changes quickly (generally three times throughout the movie), but I will let you see it for yourself.
This movie has amazing performances. The characters change as different experiances affect them. The direction is great, and the use of digital camera throughout most of the movie gives the film a gritty, tough urban feel to it.
The horror is terrifying, because of the realism of the characters involved. This is no Jason movie, as we see in the beginning when Jim almost cries in fear from running from some infected.
However the genius of this film does not lie in the horror. It lies in the film's study of the human soul. We see that the rage of the infected is inside all of us, and in the film, the most horrible acts seem to be commited by the un-infected. Also interesting is how real the threat of an epidemic is.
This is a great film, and should be enjoyed and studied by all.